The Archive · 1928

ANTI-ZIONIST RIOT AT BAGDAD

Mob Out in Search for Sir Alfred Mond's Party Bagdad, Feb. 10, Sir Alfred and Lady Mond and their daughter, with: a party. of eleven, were compelled to enter the city to-day by 4 circuitous route, after a journey across the desert, in order to escape a threatening mob of 30.000, who had been Induce political propagandists, that Sie Aittd's Vst'wes eepmect with the introduction into Traq of Zionist principles similar to those in Palestine.

Six miles from the city the party was transferred from six-wheeler saloon car to four light cars and raced to the British Residency.

In the meantime the mob, shout-{ing "Down with Zioniam!," stopped several ears and beat and robbed Tocal "passengers, whom they thought belonged to Sir Alfred Mond's party.

Mounted police charged and cleared the demonstrators.—Reuter.

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